Yahoo Autos Lucid Air Shown on Video Making 400-Mile Single-Charge Run Down California Coast
Lucid released a video (below) of its Air sedan driving over 400 miles on a single charge in testing.
That number beats Tesla's current longest-range claim, 390 miles for the Model S Long Range Plus.
The Air will be priced starting at $60,000 and is aimed at luxury-vehicle buyers. The long-range version will likely cost much more.
The Lucid Air was supposed to make its world premiere at the New York auto show. With that event moved to late August amid concerns over the coronavirus, the EV automaker has had to make some adjustments. But one thing that was able to be accomplished before the shelter-in-place order was a series of 400-mile range tests in the Lucid Air.
Today Lucid shared a video that shows Lucid employees driving an Air in one of those tests. Starting from the company's headquarters in Newark, in northern California, they drove down California’s Pacific Coast Highway and ended at the Santa Monica Pier. The next day—after a night's charge—they drove the Air from Los Angeles to Crissy Field in San Francisco. According to the automaker, both trips were over 400 miles. It doesn't state how much over 400 miles each leg of the round trip was (a Google Maps check of the route to Los Angeles shows 411 miles), but it's an impressive feat if the production vehicle can achieve it.
